FATIMA GIRL’S SECONDARY SCHOOL

GRADE 9 A, B AND C CMPUTER STUDIES ASSIGNMENT 2 QUESTION AND ANSWER

1. The computer memory which stores the computer’s boot up programs is called

✓ Read only Memory (ROM)

2. The resources on the Internet which connects different files and documents together is called the

✓ World Wide Web (www) or just the Web

3. Two or more separate parts of the same network can be joined together using a

✓ You might need bridges, switches, and routers: devices that help to link together networks (or the
parts of networks, which are known as segments), regulate the traffic between them, and forward
traffic from one part of a network to another part.

4. The two types of computer interfaces are………………… and ……………..

✓ Graphical User Interface (GUI) and

✓ Command Line Interface (CLI) or Text Based Interface (TBI)

5. ……………. is the private network which belongs to a single organization.

✓ Intranet: An intranet is a computer network for sharing information, collaboration tools, operational
systems, and other computing services within an organization, usually to the exclusion of access
by outsiders.
✓ An Intranet is a network of workstations within a particular boundary such as an organization with
maximum security measures. It is different from LAN in such a way that a LAN has minimal security

6. The size of a memory is measured in bytes. 2 Terabytes has ……………bytes.

✓ 2000000000000 bytes

7. The Central Processing Unit Speed is measured in

✓ Megahertz
✓ Gigahertz (Being the fastest)

8. The name of an active cell in spread sheet is displayed in a

✓ Namebox (Shows the active cell and not the formular bar)

9. Small picture on the computer used to represent files are called ……………………
✓ Icon
10. ………………. is the name given to the first page you access if you open any website.
✓ Homepage (The central page of a website is called a home page. This is usually the first page you
see when you call a website up and can also be called a ‘start page’ or ‘index page’)
11. ……………….. keep deleted files on the computer.

✓ Recycle bin
12. …………………. is a secret code of numbers used to restrict access to computer resources.

✓ PIN (Personal Identification Number)

13. ………………… determines the type of a file and the program that can open it.

✓ File extension e.g. mp3 for audio, mp4 and mkv for video, jpg, png, jpeg for pitctures,, pdf for
portable document format, exe for programs on the computer, APK for android programs, etc.
14. …………………………….. is the name given to devices which have a computer inside them and

are controlled by it.

✓ Embedded in computer

15. …………………………. is a site on the World Wide Web.

✓ A website

16. What is an operating system?

✓ Software that manages the hardware and application software to perform their tasks
✓ Or Software that controls operations of a computer and directs processing of programs

17. Explain the following terms on the Internet.

A. Website: A collection of web pages which are grouped together and usually connected together in
various ways. Often called a "web site" or a "site.

Or A website is a collection of related material that contains text, images, and may also include video,
audio or other media.

B. Webpages: A document which can be displayed in a web browser such as Firefox, Google Chrome,
Opera, Microsoft Internet Explorer or Edge, or Apple's Safari. These are also often called just "pages."

C. Homepage (check the answer for question 10)

D. Links: A link is simply a connection between the content of two different files (or between different
parts of a single file). A link may lead either to another file in the same web site, or to a file on a different
computer located elsewhere on the Internet.